That’s the message coach Nate McMillan had after a 1-2 road trip in which the Blazers were competitive, but faltered down the stretch in the two losses.

“We’re settling for a lot of jump shots,” McMillan said after Friday’s shootaround. “We’re not getting to the rim, getting to the free throw line. We need to do a better job.”

The Blazers get a rematch against the Thunder, who beat Portland 99-90 on Sunday in tight game that gave OKC a 3-0 lead in the season series in which all three games have been decided late.

“We’ve been close with them a lot of times,” forward LaMarcus Aldridge said. “I think tonight, we’re going to be home, with the home crowd, I think we should be good tonight. Nobody wants to get swept by anybody.”

McMillan played coy about what starting lineup he would use, saying simply, “Well see.”

McMillan has stayed with a smaller starting five, with LaMarcus Aldridge at center and Gerald Wallace at power forward. There's been plenty of discussion about putting Marcus Camby back in as the starting center and allowing Aldridge and Wallace to play their natural positions.

But McMillan wasn't about to indulge in such talks. When pressed later what he might try to accomplish with a lineup change, he smiled, held his tongue then jokingly declared, “Next!”

McMillan was dead serious about getting his players to attack the basket offensively. It’s a bigger challenge these days against Thunder, who acquired center Kendrick Perkins from Boston to shore up their interior defense. In the final minute Sunday, Perkins and power forward Serge Ibaka each blocked a shot to preserve the win.

“He makes them better overall, not just against me,” Aldridge said of Perkins. “He’s a really good anchor. He rebounds well, he’s a physical presence, he clogs the lane really, really well for them. He’s a veteran big, so he knows all the tricks of the trade.”

Aldridge has consistently faced double-teams in recent games. On Wednesday at New Orleans, he scored most of his 24 points on jumpers. McMillan, however, said the fault doesn’t lie with Aldridge settling for outside shots.

“It’s not LaMarcus, it’s us as a unit,” McMillan said. “You gotta make the read. The defense is going to give you something. You gotta be ready to take advantage of the mistakes that they make.”